Dedicated department vital to preserving native languages, says Ongkili

KOTA KINABALU: A dedicated department must be set up to protect and preserve native languages before they go extinct, says Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) said it was now becoming harder to find anyone who could converse well in native languages, especially among the younger generation.